Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) Identify QTL on SSC2 and SSC17 Affecting Loin Peak Shear Force in Crossbred Commercial Pigs

• Chunyan Zhang,

  Affiliation Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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• Heather Bruce,

  Affiliation Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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• Tianfu Yang,

  Affiliation Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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• Patrick Charagu,

  Affiliation Hypor Inc., Regina, SK, Canada

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• Robert Alan Kemp,

  Affiliation Genesus Inc., Oakville, MB, Canada

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• Nicholas Boddicker,

  Affiliation Genesus Inc., Oakville, MB, Canada

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• Younes Miar,

  Affiliation Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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• Zhiquan Wang,

  Affiliation Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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• Graham Plastow

  * E-mail: plastow@ualberta.ca

  Affiliation Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

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